What is smokeless tobacco? • Chewing tobacco • Dip • Snuff • Snus Chewing tobacco isn’t as bad as smoking cigarettes, right? No! While many people view smokeless as “healthier” because there is neither tar nor smoke, all forms of tobacco are very harmful to the body. In fact, there are over 30 chemicals and carcinogens in smokeless tobacco that are known to cause cancer! Smokeless Tobacco What are the risks of using smokeless tobacco? • Bad breath • Stained teeth • Tooth and gum loss • Gum disease • Precancerous white color mouth sores • Heart attack • High blood pressure Can cause cancer of • Mouth • Tongue • Cheek • Gums • Throat • Stomach Joshua Brinkman, DO Lincoln Memorial University Deepa Rawat, MD Baptist Regional Medical Center Sandeep Sharma, MD Baptist Regional Medical Center Read the CHEST Foundation Patient Education Disclosure at https://foundation.chestnet.org/patient-education-disclosure/
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What is smokeless tobacco?
• Chewing tobacco
• Dip
• Snuff
• Snus
Chewing tobacco isn’t as bad as smoking cigarettes, right?
No! While many people view smokeless as “healthier” because there is neither tar nor smoke, all forms of tobacco are very harmful to the body. In fact, there are over 30 chemicals and carcinogens in smokeless tobacco that are known to cause cancer!
Smokeless Tobacco
What are the risks of using smokeless tobacco?
• Bad breath
• Stained teeth
• Tooth and gum loss
• Gum disease
• Precancerous white color mouthsores
• Heart attack
• High blood pressure
Can cause cancer of
• Mouth
• Tongue
• Cheek
• Gums
• Throat
• Stomach
Joshua Brinkman, DO Lincoln Memorial University
Deepa Rawat, MD Baptist Regional Medical Center
Sandeep Sharma, MD Baptist Regional Medical Center
Read the CHEST Foundation Patient Education Disclosure at https://foundation.chestnet.org/patient-education-disclosure/